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Oct. 7, 2012

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Stories by Ed PeacoFor the News-Leader
Stories by Ed PeacoPhotos by Bruce E. StidhamFor the News-Leader

Zachary Cave brings a folder of papers to the table and flips through them until he finds what he's looking for. It's a letter of recommendation from his supervisor at CoxHealth, where he worked for a short time as part of his employment-training curriculum during his senior year at Parkview High School.

The letter praises his dedicated, detail-oriented, upbeat approach to his work and his ability to work with others.

"It made me happy inside to know that I did a good job for them," he says. ...